The Cost Of Texting In The Classroom By Dakota Lawson And Bruce B. Henderson

Texting in a classroom is one of the worst things you can do to yourself. Not only can it effect you, but it can also effect the people around you. In the article The Cost of Texting in the Classroom, Dakota Lawson and Bruce B. Henderson illustrate the effects of texting in the classroom by saying, “. . . research indicates that because of limited cognitive capacities, even simple texting can reduce comprehension of class material at a rate of 10-20%” (Pg. 120). That amount is huge. That is the difference between two letter grades. Students have become more and more dependent on their cellphones. Some students cannot go five minutes without checking their phones. Students should be educated on the use of cell phones in the classroom because